Exploring easy, no-nonsense accelerated learning.
300 episodes transcribedTravis is in residency for surgery with a Top Rated Plastic Surgeon and wants to find a systematic way to package procedural information. We go over s...
Rosemary is an interpreter and has to memorize 2-3 sentences in one language very quickly in order to translate them into the other language. Even wit...
Eamon asks about how to apply accelerated learning techniques to the Navy exam. I give my suggestions for constructing an efficient memory palace for...
Sasha asks about applying mnemonics to abstract ideas, such as logical fallacies and psychological biases. I present some examples of visual mnemonics...
Phu asks about memorizing formulas, such as “w=1/2*k(l^2)”, using mnemonics. I present some ideas for creating a standardized process, plus I invite P...
Jeremy asks about using memory palaces for information that changes regularly. For example, if you want to memorize information about the previous qua...
Kyle asks about using memory palaces rather than the link method. Why use a palace when items can simply be vividly linked to one another? What do you...
Sasha asks about whether mnemonics can make the real meaning of a script confusing. For example, if she needs to memorize the lines of a serious play,...
Justin asks about memorizing information for the bar exam. I present a study outline for him to follow during his preparation. What do you want to lea...
Anne asks about hacking the Italian language. I talk about the best way to approach the beginning of a language project so quickly that she can begin...
Brian is about to study for the MCATs. I give my suggestions for creating the best system possible to remember this massive amount of information. Wha...
Jensen asks about using a “persona”, such as an imagined historical character, to store information and “teach” you in your imagination. Is this a rec...
Kayla has created a PAO number memory system and a memory palace, and she’s ready to use them! How should she start using her mnemonic tools for what...
Angus asks about memorizing “Lament” by Dylan Thomas. I present the tools and techniques needed to commit this poem to memory. BONUS: Here’s a quizzin...
Dana is getting ready to take a 911 dispatch test, and she has to be able to memorize a 7-digit phone number quickly and then type it 5 seconds later....
Nick asks about memorizing card decks using a memory palace with two images per location. Nick wants to memorize multiple decks of cards without needi...
Will asks about using a version of the mnemonic major system that has vowels as well as consonants. I give my thoughts on this practice. BONUS: Here’s...
Susan asks about memorizing the books of the Bible in order. I provide a mnemonic system for accomplishing this memory feat very quickly. BONUS: Here’...
Kobi asks about learning languages when it’s hard to keep track of grammatical terms such as “adjective”, “preterite”, and “subjunctive”. Is it possib...
Simon asks about memorizing the chords, melodies, rhythm, and structure of music for performing it at the keyboard. I talk about ways to integrate vis...
